SMRLS-Legal Advocacy for Older People

Abuse and Crime Victims

• • • Elder abuse
      • Financial exploitation
      • Immediate danger
      • Reporting abuse

Disability

• • • ADA compliance

Family

• • • Divorce
      • Children
        • Default divorce
          • Domestic violence
          • No domestic violence
        • Filing for divorce (petitioner)
          • Contested petition
            • Domestic violence
            • No domestic violence
          • Joint petition
            • Domestic violence
            • No domestic violence
        • In process divorce
          • Domestic violence
          • No domestic violence
        • Responding to divorce (respondent)
          • Domestic violence
          • No domestic violence
      • No children
        • Default divorce
          • Domestic violence
          • No domestic violence
        • Filing for divorce (petitioner)
          • Contested petition
            • Domestic violence
            • No domestic violence
          • Joint petition
            • Domestic violence
            • No domestic violence
        • In process divorce
          • Domestic violence
          • No domestic violence
        • Responding to divorce (respondent)
          • Domestic violence
          • No domestic violence

Government Benefits

• • • Emergency Assistance (EA)
      • Emergency General Assistance
      • Emergency SNAP
    • Food support (SNAP)
      • Appeal
      • Seniors
    • Health care
      • Elderly Waiver Program
      • Medical Assistance (MA)
        • Appeal deadline passed
        • Appeal of denial
        • Application
      • Medicare
      • Other public health care programs
      • Personal Care Assistant (PCA) benefits
    • MFIP
      • Appeal
    • MN Supplemental Aid (MSA)
      • Appeal
    • Other benefits programs
    • Personal Care Assistants (PCAs)
    • Social Security (SSI/SSDI)
      • Appeal

Housing

• • • Homeownership
      • Mortgage
        • Foreclosure defense
      • Utility issue
    • Landlord/Tenant
      • Housing discrimination
      • Post-eviction
        • Retrieving belongings
      • Private
        • Lockout
          • Discriminatory
      • Reasonable accommodations
      • Subsidized, Public or Tribal Housing
        • Lockout
          • Discriminatory
        • Public housing admission denial
        • Section 8 termination/loss of housing voucher
      • Utility shutoff

Money and Debt (Consumer)

• • • Contracts and warranties
      • Car problems
    • Debt collection
      • Garnishment
        • Child support
        • Other debt
      • Paying a judgment
      • Repossession
      • Responding to Summons
        • Conciliation (small claims) court
        • District court
      • Stop contact letter
    • Other consumer/finance

Seniors

• • Guardianship and conservatorship
    • Conservatorship
    • Guardianship
  • Long-term care and assisted living facilities
    • Discharge and failure to readmit
    • General information
    • Reasonable accommodations
  • Planning ahead
    • Create health care directive
    • Estate Planning
      • Wills
    • General information
    • Powers of Attorney
      • Abuse
      • Creating
      • Revoking